Appendix A

      The following information is courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK.

      1996 Tornado count by state from 1950 to 1994

      TORNADO NUMBERS, DEATHS, INJURIES, AND ADJUSTED DAMAGE

      1950-1994

      1) STATES RANKED 

              
    Tornadoes         Fatalities            Injuries         CPI adjusted dollars
Rank State Number   Rank State Number    Rank State Number   Rank   State
  1    TX   5490      1    TX    475       1    TX   7452      1    TX $1955927552.
  2    OK   2300      2    MS    386       2    MS   5344      2    IN $1648654336.
  3    KS   2110      3    AR    279       3    AL   4483      3    KS $1212980480.
  4    FL   2009      4    AL    275       4    OH   4156      4    GA $1117426176.
  5    NE   1673      5    MI    237       5    AR   3697      5    OK $1065659392.
  6    IA   1374      6    IN    218       6    IN   3641      6    MN $1015354624.
  7    MO   1166      7    OK    217       7    IL   3599      7    OH $ 965464832.
  8    SD   1139      8    KS    199       8    MI   3214      8    IL $ 823819264.
  9    IL   1137      9    IL    182       9    OK   3184      9    MO $ 739382784.
 10    CO   1113     10    TN    181      10    GA   2662     10    IA $ 709211904.
 11    LA   1086     11    OH    173      11    FL   2594     11    NE $ 632463872.
 12    MS   1039     12    MO    155      12    TN   2592     12    MA $ 617793280.
 13    GA    888     13    LA    134      13    KY   2333     13    PA $ 615033088.
 14    AL    886     14    GA    111      14    KS   2267     14    AL $ 609664768.
 15    IN    886     15    KY    105      15    MO   2252     15    LA $ 593237248.
 16    AR    854     16    MA     99      16    LA   2169     16    MS $ 541601536.
 17    WI    844     17    WI     94      17    NC   1778     17    AR $ 516939264.
 18    MN    832     18    MN     87      18    IA   1774     18    FL $ 498256384.
 19    ND    799     19    FL     82      19    MN   1707     19    WI $ 410756864.
 20    MI    712     20    NC     81      20    WI   1442     20    CT $ 385388800.
 21    OH    648     21    PA     77      21    MA   1334     21    NC $ 365218048.
 22    NC    590     22    IA     61      22    PA   1076     22    MI $ 345038592.
 23    TN    502     23    NE     51      23    SC   1047     23    KY $ 282578688.
 24    PA    451     24    SC     47      24    NE   1046     24    SC $ 244613632.
 25    WY    434     25    VA     25      25    CT    699     25    TN $ 228306928.
 26    SC    423     26    ND     22      26    VA    460     26    NY $ 184096880.
 27    NM    390     27    NY     21      27    WA    303     27    SD $ 169198736.
 28    KY    373     28    SD     11      28    ND    288     28    VA $ 124738048.
 29    VA    279     29    WA      6      29    SD    243     29    ND $  97327760.
 30    NY    249     30    CT      4      30    NY    170     30    CO $  67881104.
 31    MT    238     31    AZ      3      31    CO    157     31    CA $  63260032.
 32    CA    214     32    NM      3      32    AZ    139     32    AZ $  58217376.
 33    AZ    155     33    WY      2      33    MD    117     33    NJ $  53084384.
 34    MD    145     34    MT      2      34    NM    105     34    OR $  50864688.
 35    MA    134     35    WV      2      35    WV     90     35    MD $  38737744.
 36    ID    115     36    DE      2      36    CA     83     36    WY $  34136448.
 37    NJ    112     37    MD      2      37    WY     81     37    MT $  26006272.
 38    WV     83     38    CO      2      38    DE     73     38    NM $  25802048.
 39    ME     82     39    ME      1      39    NJ     67     39    WV $  21638544.
 40    UT     76     40    NH      0      40    NH     25     40    NH $   9071389.
 41    NH     72     41    CZ      0      41    RI     23     41    ME $   7104690.
 42    CT     61     42    OR      0      42    MT     20     42    DE $   5628547.
 43    WA     55     43    HI      0      43    ME     18     43    HI $   5467620.
 44    DE     52     44    PR      0      44    VT     10     44    ID $   4844390.
 45    NV     48     45    RI      0      45    ID      7     45    VT $   3512473.
 46    OR     44     46    AS      0      46    UT      5     46    WA $   2107114.
 47    VT     32     47    AK      0      47    HI      5     47    RI $   1979656.
 48    HI     28     48    CA      0      48    NV      2     48    NV $   1545829.
 49    RI      8     49    DC      0      49    PR      1     49    UT $    941532.
 50    PR      7     50    UT      0      50    CZ      0     50    PR $    815160.
 51    AK      1     51    VT      0      51    OR      0     51    AK $       543.
 52    GU      0     52    ID      0      52    AK      0     52    AS $         0.
 53    VI      0     53    VI      0      53    VI      0     53    VI $         0.
 54    CZ      0     54    GM      0      54    DC      0     54    DC $         0.
 55    AS      0     55    NV      0      55    AS      0     55    CZ $         0.
 56    DC      0     56    NJ      0      56    GM      0     56    GM $         0.

      2) BY STATE IN ALPHABETIC ORDER 

                                  
                     Tornadoes      Fatalities      Injuries      CPI adjusted dollars
                  Number   Rank   Number   Rank   Number   Rank   Dollars         rank
 ALABAMA            886     14      275      4     4483      3     $ 609664768.   14
 ALASKA               1     51        0     47        0     52     $       543.   51
 AMERICAN SAMOA       0     55        0     46        0     55     $         0.   52
 ARIZONA            155     33        3     31      139     32     $  58217376.   32
 ARKANSAS           854     16      279      3     3697      5     $ 516939264.   17
 CALIFORNIA         214     32        0     48       83     36     $  63260032.   31
 CANAL ZONE           0     54        0     41        0     50     $         0.   55
 COLORADO          1113     10        2     38      157     31     $  67881104.   30
 CONNECTICUT         61     42        4     30      699     25     $ 385388800.   20
 DELAWARE            52     44        2     36       73     38     $   5628547.   42
 DIST OF COLUMBIA     0     56        0     49        0     54     $         0.   54
 FLORIDA           2009      4       82     19     2594     11     $ 498256384.   18
 GEORGIA            888     13      111     14     2662     10     $1117426176.    4
 GUAM                 0     52        0     54        0     56     $         0.   56
 HAWAII              28     48        0     43        5     47     $   5467620.   43
 IDAHO              115     36        0     52        7     45     $   4844390.   44
 ILLINOIS          1137      9      182      9     3599      7     $ 823819264.    8
 INDIANA            886     15      218      6     3641      6     $1648654336.    2
 IOWA              1374      6       61     22     1774     18     $ 709211904.   10
 KANSAS            2110      3      199      8     2267     14     $1212980480.    3
 KENTUCKY           373     28      105     15     2333     13     $ 282578688.   23
 LOUISIANA         1086     11      134     13     2169     16     $ 593237248.   15
 MAINE               82     39        1     39       18     43     $   7104690.   41
 MARYLAND           145     34        2     37      117     33     $  38737744.   35
 MASSACHUSETTS      134     35       99     16     1334     21     $ 617793280.   12
 MICHIGAN           712     20      237      5     3214      8     $ 345038592.   22
 MINNESOTA          832     18       87     18     1707     19     $1015354624.    6
 MISSISSIPPI       1039     12      386      2     5344      2     $ 541601536.   16
 MISSOURI          1166      7      155     12     2252     15     $ 739382784.    9
 MONTANA            238     31        2     34       20     42     $  26006272.   37
 NEBRASKA          1673      5       51     23     1046     24     $ 632463872.   11
 NEVADA              48     45        0     55        2     48     $   1545829.   48
 NEW HAMPSHIRE       72     41        0     40       25     40     $   9071389.   40
 NEW JERSEY         112     37        0     56       67     39     $  53084384.   33
 NEW MEXICO         390     27        3     32      105     34     $  25802048.   38
 NEW YORK           249     30       21     27      170     30     $ 184096880.   26
 NORTH CAROLINA     590     22       81     20     1778     17     $ 365218048.   21
 NORTH DAKOTA       799     19       22     26      288     28     $  97327760.   29
 OHIO               648     21      173     11     4156      4     $ 965464832.    7
 OKLAHOMA          2300      2      217      7     3184      9     $1065659392.    5
 OREGON              44     46        0     42        0     51     $  50864688.   34
 PENNSYLVANIA       451     24       77     21     1076     22     $ 615033088.   13
 PUERTO RICO          7     50        0     44        1     49     $    815160.   50
 RHODE ISLAND         8     49        0     45       23     41     $   1979656.   47
 SOUTH CAROLINA     423     26       47     24     1047     23     $ 244613632.   24
 SOUTH DAKOTA      1139      8       11     28      243     29     $ 169198736.   27
 TENNESSEE          502     23      181     10     2592     12     $ 228306928.   25
 TEXAS             5490      1      475      1     7452      1     $1955927552.    1
 UTAH                76     40        0     50        5     46     $    941532.   49
 VERMONT             32     47        0     51       10     44     $   3512473.   45
 VIRGINIA           279     29       25     25      460     26     $ 124738048.   28
 VIRGIN ISLANDS       0     53        0     53        0     53     $         0.   53
 WASHINGTON          55     43        6     29      303     27     $   2107114.   46
 WEST VIRGINIA       83     38        2     35       90     35     $  21638544.   39
 WISCONSIN          844     17       94     17     1442     20     $ 410756864.   19
 WYOMING            434     25        2     33       81     37     $  34136448.   36